Navigate through the back end of your WordPress website or blog and there’s a good chance you’ll see one or more of these update prompts. The developers at WordPress and creators of various associated themes and plugins are constantly working behind the scenes to freshen their products and Darnell Smith urges webmasters to take them up […]
Relief for the Small Biz Chief Cook and Bottle Washer – Website Maintenance Part 2
In a 2013 Verisign study of small business online presence, respondents cited a universal concern regarding on-going maintenance of the company website. The same study indicated something that you probably already know: more than half of the small businesses surveyed lacked dedicated staff to support digital marketing efforts such as SEO, website maintenance and online […]
Tweeting Basics #1: How to Increase Your Retweet Power
Tweeting is easy and yes, it can be fun. That’s probably why 500 million tweets circle the globe each day, creating lots of tweet pollution and lots of chances to get lost in the mix. But Twitter also provides lots of opportunities to reach your followers and lots of ways to engage new audiences – with […]
Help for the Small Biz Chief Cook and Bottle Washer: Website Maintenance Part 1
Are you a webmaster by default? You know, once the website is designed and launched, you’re the one in charge of everything from updating content to evaluating metrics to ensuring site security? Chances are, you’re the chief cook, bottle washer, marketing czar and webmaster too, without a checklist, manual or guide for your small business […]